Boscombe: Shelley House
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Boscombe: Shelley House
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 4 Oct 2008
This large mansion was originally built for the 'Frankenstein' author, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, in 1851. She married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816 and their family, including her only surviving son, Percy Florence Shelley, are recalled in several road names in the area: Percy, Florence and Wollstonecraft Roads spring to mind. The House was owned by the Arts Institute, Bournemouth's art college, but was last used in 1998 and has slowly decayed since. It was handed over to Bournemouth Borough Council in 2001 and, though slow to progress, plans are afoot for sensitive redevelopment into dwellings.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.723813
Longitude
-1.832921